Antislip composition



Patented June 5, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

OMAR W. JARREIJ, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

ANTISLIP CQMPOSITION.

No Drawing.

The object of this invention is to prevent slipping of tools in the hands when manipulated, affording better control of the tool so as to give greateraccuracy in manipulation where accuracy is desirable. For example, in wielding a golf club the moisture of the hands, especially in warm weather. or after the player has been exercising for a time, coats. them with perspiration which permits the club to slip in his hands and spoils the direction of his management of the club. Also in cutting tools, as in wielding axe helves or the like, moisture of the hands interferes with accurate delivery of the tool. There are many other arts where it is desirable to render the grip on a tool sure with a moderate degree of muscular effort. It is the object of my invention to render the management of hand tools more reliable.

In effecting this result I provide a waxy composition which will soften under the heat of the hands and afiord a non-slippable grip on a tool being manipulated, thereby contributing to the accuracy of movement directed by the eye and cond'ucing toward precision of delivery. The col uposition I' prefer to use for this purpose is a compound of waxes, preferably a mixture of beeswax and parafline, with a small percentage of hard wax such as carnauba wax. The proportions I prefer to adopt are not invariable, but I prefer a mixture composed of 60% of beeswax, 30% of parafline, and 5% of hard wax such as carnauba wax. In preparing the ingredients I melt the beeswax and parafline in substantially the proportions noted in a is prevalent.

Application filed February 23, 1927. Serial No. 170,425.

moderate fire and then add the hard Wax, af-

ter which the melted composition is drawn from the lire and 5% of naphtha or turpen tine is distributed throughout the mass by stirring. I preferably add also asuitable deodorant such as winter-green or citronella, the latter being preferable in use for golf players inasmuch as it is an insectifuge and will ward off insects from the hands of the player on an open course where insect life The composition is applied in a. melted condition by a brush to any desired type of tool. In a golf club it may be used to impregnate the wood or leather covering for the same commonly employed at the grip part of the club. In a soft condition it readily soaks in and forms a good seat for the waxy menstruum which will assure a safe grip with moderate muscular efi'ort 7 in handling the instrument, as the warmth of the hand softens the wax and causes it to give strong adherence to the palm and fingers.

lVhile I prefer to employ the components of the mixture in substantially the proportions recited, they may be varied widely with effective results. In all cases, however, it is desirable to form the major content of a soft wax and the minor content of a hard wax.

What I claim is: An anti-slip composition for coating tool handles comprising beeswax 60, parafline 30, carnauba wax 5, and a solvent thinner.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

OMAR W. J ARRED. 

